SBSTTA also considered the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources of the deep seabed beyond national jurisdiction on the basis of a study on the relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and UNCLOS.27 The meeting recommended that further information on the status and trends of deep seabed genetic resources and on methods to identify, assess and monitor genetic resources of the deep seabed in areas beyond national jurisdiction be gathered by relevant actors.
La reunión recomendó que las entidades competentes siguieran reuniendo información sobre la situación y tendencias de los recursos genéticos de los fondos marinos profundos y sobre los medios de identificar, evaluar y supervisar tales recursos genéticos en zonas fuera de la jurisdicción nacional.